Background: Increased fecal bile acid excretion (IBAX) occurs in a third of patients with functional diarrhea.
Aims: To assess the prevalence of IBAX in benign inflammatory intestinal and colonic diseases presenting with chronic diarrhea.
Methods: All patients with known inflammatory diseases or resections who underwent 48 h fecal fat and BA testing for chronic diarrhea at a single center were included.